Al Ahly vs Kitara: Fifth Settlement’s best post-match eats
Al Ahly vs Kitara tonight: what Fifth Settlement fans need to know first
Sunday 25 October 2026 is not just another football night in Cairo. Al Ahly host Uganda’s Kitara FC at Cairo International Stadium in the second leg of the CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round, with a place in the group stage on the line. Al Ahly go into the match holding a 2-1 first-leg advantage after coming from behind in Uganda, where Omar Al-Saai and Ahmed Sayed Zizo scored the comeback goals after Gaddafi Wahab had put Kitara ahead. Recent match previews in Egypt also pointed to expected names in the squad picture including Mohamed El Shenawy, Achraf Bencharki, Zizo, Soufiane Benjedida and Mounsef Bakrar, while Kitara coach Wasswa Bbosa travelled to Cairo still insisting his side could turn the tie around.
For New Cairo readers, though, the practical question starts after the final whistle: where do you eat, sit down for coffee, or order from if you are heading back to Fifth Settlement late? The smartest answer is to keep the plan simple, stay on the New Cairo side once you are back in Tagamoa, and choose places with verified late operating windows or reliable delivery coverage.
Best bet for a proper sit-down dinner: Cairo Festival City Mall
The strongest real-world option for post-match dining in this part of Cairo is Cairo Festival City Mall (@cfcmallofficial on Instagram), one of the most useful late-evening hubs for New Cairo drivers. Official mall information says The Village, in-mall restaurants and cafés, and Carrefour Hypermarket operate from 8:30 am to 1:00 am, while the entertainment and cinema zone also runs until 1:00 am. The mall’s own dining guide says the destination currently has more than 95 restaurants and cafés overall, with The Village alone grouping more than 50 restaurants and cafés around the dancing fountain and open-air theatre. For a match-night crowd returning from Nasr City, that matters more than hype: long hours, a lot of parking, and enough choice for groups that never agree on one cuisine.
Cairo Festival City also says the mall offers more than 6,000 parking spaces, which is exactly why it works after a stadium night. If your car is full of Ahly fans and everyone wants something different, this is the easiest place to end the debate quickly.
1) Enab Beirut for a full late dinner
If the group wants a proper meal rather than a snack, Enab Beirut is one of the clearest late-night options in The Village. The official listing places it in 2 Village and gives its hours as 10:00 am to 12:00 am from Saturday to Wednesday and 10:00 am to 1:00 am on الخميس/Friday/public holidays. The menu cues highlighted by the mall include fattouch, cold appetizers and mixed grill, which makes it an easy fit for fans coming back hungry and wanting a shared-table Lebanese dinner rather than fast food.
2) Eatery for groups that want an easy crowd-pleaser
Eatery, also in Village, is another practical stop if you want a familiar casual-dining setup after the match. The official mall listing gives its hours as 9:00 am to 9:00 pm from Saturday to Wednesday and 9:00 am to 10:00 pm on Thursday, Friday and public holidays. That makes it more useful for fans leaving early or watching part of the match elsewhere before heading out, but less dependable than Enab Beirut for very late arrivals. Still, it remains one of the recognizable names in the CFC lineup and works if your post-match plan starts earlier in the evening.
3) Bosporus if you want The Village atmosphere
Bosporus is listed in 2 Village, with official hours of 9:00 am to 9:00 pm from Saturday to Wednesday and 9:00 am to 10:00 pm on Thursday, Friday and public holidays. It is better treated as a pre-match or early dinner option than a guaranteed late stop, but it still helps explain why The Village remains the area’s strongest football-night food cluster: Turkish, Lebanese, café and dessert options all sit in one open-air zone.
Best coffee-and-dessert stop after the game
Not every fan wants a heavy meal after 90 minutes and Cairo traffic. Sometimes the better move is coffee, dessert and a quick catch-up before heading home. At Cairo Festival City Mall, Casper & Gambini’s remains one of the clearest café names for that kind of stop. The official listing places it on Level 3 and gives operating hours of 9:00 am to 9:00 pm from Saturday to Wednesday and 9:00 am to 10:00 pm on Thursday, Friday and public holidays. The mall’s own page highlights items such as a Mocha After Eight, halloumi and vegetables, and a collection of desserts, making it a better fit for a lighter post-match reset than a big dinner.
The bigger point is that CFC’s official directory splits dining into restaurants, cafés and bakeries, specialty food and sweets, and food-court choices. So even if one specific café is winding down, the broader destination is still one of Fifth Settlement’s safest recommendations for fans who do not want to improvise after midnight.
What to choose if you would rather order home in Fifth Settlement
If the match runs late and nobody in the car wants another parking search, delivery is the more realistic plan. Talabat’s New Cairo 5th Settlement Hill listings currently show active options including Farooj Abu Al-Abd, Jailbird, FRANCO’S, Z’s HUB, Ward Beirut and NOS FARKHA. The same listings show concrete delivery details such as estimated arrival windows and fees: for example, Farooj Abu Al-Abd is listed at within 45 minutes with a EGP 100 delivery fee and EGP 100 minimum order; FRANCO’S appears at within 40 minutes with EGP 50 delivery and EGP 50 minimum; Z’s HUB is listed at within 45 minutes with EGP 65 delivery and EGP 150 minimum order; while Ward Beirut appears with EGP 25 delivery and EGP 50 minimum order.
Those numbers can shift by branch and demand, especially on a busy Sunday sports night, but they still give Fifth Settlement residents something useful: a verified sense of which kinds of late orders are active in the area right now and what the order threshold looks like.
Smart match-night delivery picks by mood
- For grilled comfort food: Farooj Abu Al-Abd is the obvious practical choice.
- For burgers or sandwiches: Z’s HUB gives a straightforward casual option.
- For fried chicken: Jailbird or NOS FARKHA suit a low-effort football decompression meal.
- For pizza or pasta: FRANCO’S is one of the clearest listed options.
- For a lighter Levantine order: Ward Beirut is worth checking first, especially with its lower listed delivery fee.
A simple Fifth Settlement game-night plan
If you are driving back from Cairo International Stadium after Al Ahly (@alahly on Instagram) vs Kitara, the easiest route is to decide before the final whistle. Want a sit-down meal? Go straight to Cairo Festival City and aim for The Village, where the official late hours make it one of New Cairo’s most dependable post-match dining zones. Want coffee and a quick wind-down? Use the mall’s café lineup for a shorter stop. Want zero hassle? Order delivery once you are back in Fifth Settlement and let the food come to you.
That is the real local advantage for Tagamoa fans tonight. The headline may be Al Ahly vs Kitara, but the better New Cairo question is what comes after the game. In Fifth Settlement, the best answer is not generic: it is a late table at The Village, a coffee stop inside CFC, or a delivery app already open before you leave the stadium.